Decade Rewind: The Best Movies of 2017

As the 2010’s have officially come to an end, I will be looking back at each cinematic year to give a personal decade retrospective of the best movies and performances of each year.  I will break down my Top 10 movies of each year, along with my favorite performances from that year.  I will also be listing my favorite’s from each genre, like Best Animated Movie and Best Action Movie, as well as best of the technical aspects, like Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.  This will all culminate into my picks for the best movies and performances of the decade.

*Rankings of movies and performances are numbered from 1-5, with 1 being the best movie/performance.

*Gifs for each category are not specifically of the “winners” of each category, just one of the nominees.

 

 

 

 

THE YEAR: 2017

When thinking back at the decade of movies, 2017 is always the year the stands out.  On a personal level, Kevflix was growing rapidly and I was seeing multiple movies each week.  Thankfully, 2017 was a truly fantastic year for movies, possibly the best of the decade.  When making my top ten that year and even revisiting it now, the list was incredibly tough to make.  This is the only year of the decade where making a top twenty would be as tough as making a top ten.  Films like Blade Runner 2049, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Big Sick, I, Tonya, BPM, and Star Wars: Epiode VIII – The Last Jedi are movies I truly adore, yet failed to make my top ten.  Here are my picks for the best movies and performances of 2017.

You can see my original picks for the best of 2017 right here.  Some things have changed, but that’s what happens with rewatches.

 

 

BEST PICTURE

1. DUNKIRK (Christopher Nolan)
2. GET OUT (Jordan Peele)
3. THE POST (Steven Spielberg)
4. THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco)
5. PHANTOM THREAD (Paul Thomas Anderson)
6. THE SHAPE OF WATER (Guillermo Del Toro)
7. SPLIT (M. Night Shyamalan)
8. WONDER WOMAN (Patty Jenkins)
9. THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker)
10. MOLLY’S GAME (Aaron Sorkin)

 

 

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
2. Jordan Peele, Get Out
3. Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
4. Steven Spielberg, The Post
5. Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water 

 

 

BEST ACTOR

1. James McAvoy, Split
2. Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
3. Robert Pattinson, Good Time
4. James Franco, The Disaster Artist
5. Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

 

 

BEST ACTRESS

1. Jessica Chastain, Molly’s Game 
2. Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water 
3. Francis McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4. Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman
5. Margot Robbie, I, Tonya 

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
2. Michael Cera, Molly’s Game
3. Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4. Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name
5. Adam Driver, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Leslie Manville, Phantom Thread
2. Melissa Leo, Novitiate 
3. Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
4. Allison Janney, I, Tonya
5. Bria Vinaite, The Florida Project

 

 

 

 

OTHER BESTS OF 2017

 

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE – COCO

• Runner Up – The LEGO Batman Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE – JOHN WICK 2

• Runner Up – Baby Driver

BEST COMEDY – THE BIG SICK

• Runner Up – I, Tonya

BEST HORROR MOVIE – IT

• Runner Up – It Comes at Night

BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE – THOR: RAGNAROK

• Runner Up – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

BEST DOCUMENTARY – 78/52

• Runner Up – Step

BEST MOVIE NOBODY SAW – DETROIT  

• Runner Up – BPM

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – BLADE RUNNER 2049 

• Runner Up – Dunkirk

BEST EDITING – DUNKIRK

• Runner Up – Baby Driver

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – BLADE RUNNER 2049

• Runner Up – Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

BEST SCORE – DUNKIRK

• Runner Up – Phantom Thread

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – GET OUT

• Runner Up – Phantom Thread

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – MOLLY’S GAME

• Runner Up – The Disaster Artist

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned for 2018!

 

 

Check out the best of 2010 right HERE.

Check out the best of 2011 right HERE.

Check out the best of 2012 right HERE.

Check out the best of 2013 right HERE.

Check out the best of 2014 right HERE.

Check out the best of 2015 right HERE.

Check out the best of 2016 right HERE.

 

 

 

 

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